Dusé Mohamed Ali (1866–1945) emerges in this biography as one of the most remarkable figures in modern African and Asian diasporas. An actor on the British stage, a political and commercial organizer in London, New York, Detroit, and Lagos, and a prolific internationalist writer for journals and newspapers, Ali moved with ease across cultural, political, and geographic boundaries. His greatest accomplishment lies in two pioneering monthly journals: the African Times and Orient Review (London, 1912–1920), one of the earliest periodicals owned and edited by a person of color and featuring African, Asian, and Occidental voices, and The Comet (Lagos, 1933–1944), West Africa's first regional magazine. Though he died propertyless, Ali's innovative ideas circulated across three continents. This biography offers a panoramic, deeply researched portrait of an extraordinary life in modern African and Asian diasporas.